ITIL® Intermediate SS Introductory Tutorial

This is the introductory lesson of the ITIL Intermediate tutorial, which is part of the ITIL® Intermediate SS Certification Training. This tutorial will give you an overview of the course, its prerequisites, and the value it will offer to you.

ITIL SS Tutorial Description

The ITIL Intermediate Qualification: Service Strategy Certificate is a free-standing qualification but is also part of the ITIL intermediate lifecycle stream, and one of the modules that leads to the ITIL Expert Certificate in IT Service Management.

The purpose of this training module and the associated exam and certificate is, respectively, to impart, test, and validate the knowledge on industry practices in service management and strategy as documented in the ITIL Service Strategy publication.

Let’s understand the objectives of this tutorial in the next section.

Objectives

Candidates can expect to gain competencies in the following upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this tutorial:

• Introduction to service strategy

• Service strategy principles

• Service strategy processes

• Governance

• Organizing for service strategy

• Technology considerations

• Implementing service strategy

• Challenges, critical success factors, and risks

This qualification provides a complete overview of service strategy including all its related activities: how to design, develop, and implement service management not only as an organizational capability but also as a strategic asset.

Let us now look at the target audience in the next section.

Target Audience

The main target candidate for the ITIL Intermediate Qualification: Service Strategy Certificate includes, but is not restricted to:

• Chief information officers (CIOs)

• Chief technology officers (CTOs)

• Managers

• Supervisory staff

• Team leaders

• Service designers

• IT architects

• IT planners

• IT consultants

• IT audit managers

• IT security managers

Apart from the candidates mentioned in the previous slide, the ITIL SS tutorial is also relevant for the following candidates:

• ITSM trainers involved in the ongoing management, coordination, and integration of strategizing activities within the service lifecycle

• Individuals who require a deeper understanding of the ITIL service strategy stage of the ITIL service lifecycle and how activities in it may be implemented to enhance the quality of IT service management within an organization

• IT professionals working in roles associated with strategic planning, execution, and control within a service-based business model, seeking an understanding of the concepts, processes, functions, and activities involved in service strategy

• Individuals who have attained the ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management and wish to advance to higher level ITIL certifications

• Individuals seeking the ITIL Expert Certification in IT Service Management for which this qualification can be one of the prerequisite modules

• Individuals seeking progress toward the ITIL Master Certificate in IT Service Management for which the ITIL Expert is a prerequisite.

Let us now look at the exam prerequisites for this tutorial in the next section.

Exam Prerequisites

To be eligible for the ITIL Intermediate Qualification: Service Strategy examination, candidates must have fulfilled the following requirements:

• At least 21 contact hours (hours of instruction, excluding breaks, with an Accredited Training Organization (ATO) or an accredited e-learning solution) for this syllabus, as part of a formal approved training course/scheme

• A basic IT literacy and around 2 years IT experience are highly desirable

• Hold the ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (or other appropriate earlier ITIL and bridge qualifications

• It is also recommended that candidates should complete at least 21 hours of personal study by reviewing the syllabus and the ITIL Service Strategy publication in preparation for the examination, specifically Chapter 2: Service management as a practice.

In the next section, we will discuss Service Strategy exam format.

ITIL® 2011 SS Exam Format

ITIL 2011 SS Exam consists of Eight (8) Multiple Choice Questions, which will be Scenario-based, gradient scored questions. Each question will have 4 possible answer options, one of which is worth 5 marks, one which is worth 3 marks, one which is worth 1 mark and one which is a distracter and achieves no marks.

The duration of the exam is 90 Minutes. As a Prerequisite, you need to have an ITIL 2011 Foundation Certificate OR ITIL V2 Foundation Certificate plus Bridge Certificate AND Completion of an accredited course from an ITIL Accredited Training Provider. It is a supervised exam and closed book. You need to acquire a minimum Pass Score of 28 right answers out of 40 questions or score 70% in the exam.

Let us explore the lessons covered in ITIL SS Tutorial in the next section.

Lessons Covered in this ITIL SS Tutorial

There are nine lessons covered in this tutorial. Take a look at the lesson names that are listed below.

Conclusion

With this, we come to an end about what this ITIL SS tutorial includes. In the next chapter, we will discuss the Introduction to Service Strategy Tutorial.